NURS 61692: the pediatric preceptor your FNP plan needs

Q: Do AGPCNP students take NURS 61692?

No. The Adult Gerontology Primary Care NP sequence is NURS 61292, NURS 61892, NURS 62292 and NURS 63692, all adult and older-adult care. The pediatrics practicum belongs to the FNP plan. Continuing Pediatric Primary Care NP students follow their own five-course sequence, covered on the PNP page.

Q: What if my pediatric course gets too old before I finish the program?

Kent State's time-limit rule pairs NURS 61692 with NURS 60160. If you stop out and both have passed the three-year mark by your return, both have to be taken again, so a long break right after the pediatric term can cost you that work. See practicum time limits.

Updated September 24, 2026 · Reviewed by the Kent State Preceptor placement team

NURS 61692 Primary Care Pediatrics Practicum is the one Kent State FNP course built around children. It pairs with the pediatric lecture NURS 60160 and runs 150 hours for 2 credits in the MSN, while the certificate lists 1 to 2 credits, so 75 or 150 hours. The preceptor Kent State's FNP rotation page describes is child-focused by design: a PNP, a physician in pediatrics, or a family NP whose caseload is mainly children.

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75 or 150pediatric practicum hours, set by your credits

3kinds of pediatric preceptor on Kent State's FNP rotation page

Where the pediatrics practicum sits in the FNP plan

NURS 61692 is the Family NP course that covers children. Adult-gerontology students never take it, since their four practicums stay with adults and older adults. The catalog pairs it with NURS 60160, lists it second in the FNP practicum sequence, and flags it as repeatable for credit.

NURS 61692 by program in the 2026-2027 catalog
	MSN FNP	FNP certificate
Credits	2	1 to 2
Practicum hours	150	75 or 150
Weekly contact hours	10	5 or 10
Paired lecture	`NURS 60160`	`NURS 60160`
Program credits	47	34

That credit range is one of Kent State's published conflicts. The MSN lists the course at 2 credits and the certificate at 1 to 2, so certificate students may owe 75 or 150 pediatric hours. Your certificate plan, built from your gap analysis, settles which applies; ask your coordinator if it is unclear. The credit-to-hour math is on hours per credit.

Who Kent State accepts as a pediatric preceptor

Kent State's FNP rotation page names three kinds of pediatric preceptor: pediatric nurse practitioners, pediatricians, and FNPs whose practice is focused on pediatrics. The same page says pediatric specialty hours are not recommended, so the target is general pediatric primary care rather than a subspecialty clinic.

The standard graduate criteria sit underneath. The preceptor needs a current, unrestricted license and certification, a minimum of one year in clinical practice, and a green light from their employer. APRN rotation pages add that a preceptor should have spent a year in the population focus and role before taking students, so for a pediatrics-focused FNP, confirm with practicum faculty that their pediatric experience meets that bar.

The recommended ratio is up to two students for a preceptor who is teaching without a patient load of their own, and one student for a preceptor carrying their own patients. The complete rules are on preceptor requirements.

What narrows a pediatric search

A pediatric preceptor has to clear two tests at once. The practice must center on children, which rules out FNPs whose panels are mostly adults, and it must be primary care, which steers you away from pediatric subspecialty clinics. That leaves pediatric offices, pediatric clinics and family practices with a large share of child visits.

Retail clinics raise a question worth asking early. Kent State's rotation page for its Pediatric Primary Care NP students excludes retail minute clinics, while the FNP page does not address them. Ask your practicum faculty before counting on one for FNP hours.

Kent State names Akron Children's among its Northeast Ohio clinical partners. That tells you the organization works with the college, not whether a preceptor there has space for an FNP student in your term. Wherever you live, the RN license you hold has to match the state where you complete the hours; see license rules for practicum.

Fitting 75 or 150 hours into one semester

At 2 credits, NURS 61692 means about 10 hours a week across a 15-week term; at 1 credit, about 5. Your hours follow the preceptor's clinic days, so ask early which days they see patients and whether those days fit around your own work.

Semester limits apply here as in every Kent State practicum. Hours begin no earlier than the first day of the term unless your coordinator approves, and they finish by the last day, though meeting the preceptor and completing onboarding before the term is allowed. Summer has a 13-week Practical Experience session; the calendar details are on semester rules.

Enter each pediatric day in the NP Typhon database no later than 15 days after it happens. Those case logs become your record of care for children, which matters again in your final FNP course, NURS 63292, where Kent State expects you to see patients across the lifespan.

What a pediatric office needs to hear from you

A short, specific request is easier for a busy practice to answer. Lead with the course and the hours, then show you understand what Kent State asks of the preceptor.

Cover these points in your first message

You are an RN in Kent State's Family NP concentration, and this is the pediatric practicum, NURS 61692
The hour total (150, or 75 in some certificate plans) and your semester dates
The course objectives from Kent State's FNP clinical rotation description page
That faculty email the preceptor syllabi, contacts and the Preceptor Guide to Typhon when the term opens
That, if the practice has no agreement with the College of Nursing yet, the college arranges one
That at the close of the course the preceptor rates your work in a Typhon evaluation

Expect the practice's own onboarding too: record-access training, confidentiality rules and a dress code. Kent State asks graduate students to meet each agency's requirements and to wear the College name badge only at practicum; see agency onboarding.

How we find your pediatric preceptor

Pediatrics is the FNP placement where a focused search pays off, and focused searching is what our placement desk is built for. We look in your own area for PNPs, pediatricians and pediatrics-focused FNPs working in primary care, check that each preceptor's panel matches Kent State's rotation page, and confirm license, certification and years in pediatrics before you send a single request.

We then assemble the preceptor's CV, credentials and site details into one file for the faculty and coordinator who sign off on your placement, and we point out at once whether the practice still needs an agreement with the College of Nursing. If one pediatric office can take you for only part of the hours, we look for a second pediatric preceptor to finish them. Should a preceptor step away partway through the term, a replacement search begins immediately.

Our how it works page shows each step, and the request form sits at the foot of this page.

Questions Kent State students ask

Can a family practice FNP precept my Kent State pediatrics practicum?

Only if their practice is focused on pediatrics. The FNP rotation page's list is PNPs, pediatricians and FNPs with a pediatrics focus. An FNP whose panel is mostly adults with occasional children does not match that wording, so ask your practicum faculty before relying on one.

Do AGPCNP students take NURS 61692?

No. The Adult Gerontology Primary Care NP sequence is NURS 61292, NURS 61892, NURS 62292 and NURS 63692, all adult and older-adult care. The pediatrics practicum belongs to the FNP plan. Continuing Pediatric Primary Care NP students follow their own five-course sequence, covered on the PNP page.

Can I use a pediatric specialty clinic for NURS 61692 hours?

Kent State's FNP rotation page says pediatric specialty hours are not recommended for this course. Because the course is primary care, a general pediatric office or clinic fits the objectives better than a pediatric cardiology or endocrinology clinic. If a specialty setting is your only option, raise it with your practicum faculty before scheduling any hours.

Can I split NURS 61692 hours between two pediatric preceptors?

Kent State's public pages set no rule on splitting this course. Each preceptor must fit the pediatric profile and be approved by practicum faculty and your coordinator, and each site must be covered by a College of Nursing agreement. Keep your Typhon time and case logs current for both preceptors.

What if my pediatric course gets too old before I finish the program?

Kent State's time-limit rule pairs NURS 61692 with NURS 60160. If you stop out and both have passed the three-year mark by your return, both have to be taken again, so a long break right after the pediatric term can cost you that work. See practicum time limits.

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Last checked 2026-09-24

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